Dust-pan.



G. WHEALE.

DUST PAN.

APPLICATION FILED .(AN.12, 1915.

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DUST-PAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1917.

Application filed January 12, 1915. Serial No. 1,835.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WHEALE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Meadowbrook, in the county of Montgomery and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDust-Pans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates-to dust pans or crumb trays and particularly tothat class of dust pans or crumb trays which may be used withconvenience by either a lefthanded or right handed person.

The object of the invention is the provision of a dust pan or crumbtray, the handle of which may be set at an angle from the body of thepan for the convenience of the user.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter which is so constructed as to have the movable handle set inthe position desired when using the device.

With these and other objects of the invention which will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention consists of the simple arrangementof parts, durability and cheapness of manufacture.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section;

Fig. 8 is a plan of the blank from which the main body is formed;

Fig. 4 is a plan of the blank from which the handle formed.

The dust pan or crumb tray may be constructed from any light metal orother durable material andthe body portion 1 has side flanges or walls2. which extend from the front edge of the pan to the semicircular rearportion 8 of the body. This rear portion 3 is bent upwardly as at 4 andextends rearwardly at an angle to the base 1, while soldered or brazedto the rear portion 3 is thehood 5 which is attached to the portion 3 ofthe pan so as to allow a flange 6 to extend outwardly around the edge ofthe hood, for a short distance therefrom.

The hood 5 is formed of a single sheet of blank material and the curvededge is soldered or brazed to the base so as to provide an arcuateopening for the hood.

The handle 7 is formed of a single piece of blank material 8 as shownclearly in Fig. 4. which is provided with the slots 9. These slots 9 arearranged so as to come at diametrically opposite points on the handlewhen the blank is formed into the cylindrical form to constitute aneflicient handle.

The rear portion 3 is provided with an opening through which isprojected a pivot pin or bolt 10 extending also through an opening 11 inthe extension 12 of the handle. As shown in Fig. 2, the head of thepivot pin or bolt 10 is in position adjacent the upward bend 4 so as toraise the pan at this point a slight distance above the front edgethereof. This is an important feature inasmuch as it greatly facilitatesthe brushing of crumbs or dust into the pan because the edge is alwaysin close proximity to the article whereon the device is to be used.

The flange 6 is disposed in an are around the edge of the hood 5 at therear portion thereof and is arranged in the slot 9 of the I handle insuch a manner as to cause a tight and taut pull to be exerted by thepivot pin 10 on the handle against the flange 6 where the flange engagesthe end of the slot 9. 7

From this construction it is apparent that the handle may be swung onits pivot and by virtue of the tight fit of the flange 6 in the slot 9the handle will remain at any desired angle which can be convenientlyused by either a righthanded or left-handed person. i

What is claimed is 1. In a dust pan, the combination of a body, a handlehaving an extension projecting beneath the body and pivotally connectedthereto so that the handle may move in a horizontal plane, and a flangeon the body to maintain the handle in its plane.

2. In a dust pan, the combination of a body provided with upturnededges, a handle provided with a plurality of recesses, an

extension formed on the handle. said extension being pivoted beneath thebody whereby the handle may move horizontally, and a flange on the bodyreceived in the recess to guide the handle in its movement.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE WHEALE. Witnesses:

JOHN M. LYNCH, O. D. Looxwoon- Copies of this patent may be obtained forfive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. C.

